Frame and body structure for automobiles.



P.S.LARS0N. l y FRAME AND BODYSTRUCTURE FOR AUTONIOBIL-ES.

y. yMPLILJTI'IOII FILED APR. 2. I9I7. v ,275,272 Patented Aug. 13,1918.

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l P. LARSON. FRAME AND BODY STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2'.1911. l

Patented Aug. 13,1918.

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T0 all wtom t may concern.'

Be l1t* lmown that l, PETER S. LARsoN, 'a

citizen of the United States, residing at Wilof Williams and State v listen, in' the county t?? North.v Dakota, have 'inventedl certain new and 'useful Improvements in lFrames end Body Structures for Automobiles; and l do hereby decl-are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the ort to which it appertains to malte and use the sanne.

Particularly, my invention relates to ento-V inobiles and has for its object to provide an improved means for mounting the body thereof on the frame Work of such-vehicle.

Generally statecl, the invention consists oft' the novel' devices and combinations of ing the intermediate portion of the body and frame ofuthe machine and byl internos-ing springs or cushioning devices between. the end portions thereof, it is possible'to make the front and rear portions of the vehicle as easy riding and as free from shocks as the central portion thereof. j

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters incliente like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings.:

Figure l is a 4plan view of the frame' Work and running gear of the automobile, the body thereof being removed;

Fig. 2 is a sicle elevation of the running gear, frame, and plat-form structure of the body of the vehicle;

Fig. 3 is a View partly in rear elevation and partly in vertical section, showing the running gear, frame and body` of the automobile, and

Fig. Il is a section on the line of ig. 2. l

. the parts of the runnin gear, the nu- .ile indicates the rear W eels, the numeral 5 the rear axle structure, the numerel Specijcation of Letters Patent. Patented Aug?. 13, 1918. Application led April 2, 1917. Seria'lo. 159,147.

6 the vfront Wheels, the numeral 7 the knucklee, and the numeral 8 the frame, the nu' merel 9 the rear springs, and the numeral l0 the front springs, all of be assumed to be of the usual' construction.

The body of the automobilefis indicated as an entirety by the numeral 11." t 'the intermedlate portion of its iopposit'esides, 'the bodyilll is provided similar flanged sleeves' 13 on` the''intermeeli-` ate portions 'ofthe side bars'of the ifi-me ahas shown, by a transverse hinge roti 145.-

is between the `front and rear wheels.

Auxiliary springs' 15, as shown in the form of spring coils, aref interposed between the side bars of the rame and the inturned ends of depending brackets 16 that are 75.

idly secured to the side barskof said traine 8. These springs l5 tend tohold the* body 11 approximately parallel to the frame 8, and they should be strong. enough to '2do so under ordinary conditions, or When-ruhning/SO- on smooth road. lhen, however, either front or rear Wheel runs overan obstruc-Y tion or thrgugh a chuck hole, orthe like, the shoclr will not only be absorbed by the main" spring 9 or 10, as the case be further absorbed by the corresponding auxiliary spring A15 so that the vehicle body;y will not receive even as much obthe shock as the frame 8. The combined action of theA main and auxiliary springs and the pivotal SM)- movement of the main frame independent of the body, very greatly relieve passengers romshocks and vibrations produced by rough roads. f

Obviously, the invention' may belapiliei 95.

at very small cost and Without interfering in any Way with the customary runnnig gear of an automobile or similar vehicle.

"W`nat l claim is:

l. ln an automobile or similar vehicle, the

combination with a running gear including front wheels, rear Wheels, front axle,'rear axle, main frame, and ina'in springs supporting said ,main frame from said frontA .and rear axlesa cfa 'vehicle body intermediloo ately pivoted" to said main frame, and aun:- iliary sprin' 'connected betvveen Saul mam frame and'I ody and 'exerting a yielding force tending to nzaintain saifl. body in an intermediate position in respect to said main frame.

.i 2.v In an automobile, or vehicle, `the which' parts may 60 witli'rigidly secured 65 lsleeves 12 .that are "piyotally, connected to pivot ltois; ,preferably about miglv'v'ay 70 may be, but will 85 combination of a running gear including the frame, of a body pivoally connected to said y .fffzrame by an intermediate pivot located be- .'.4 @Ween front and rear heelsy and springs 'interposed between said frame and body at points both in front and ai; the rear of said 8. ln an automobile, or similar `ifeliicle, the combination with a running gear including front Wheels, rear Wheels, front axle, rear aXle,n1ain frame and inain springs, the lat-- ter suppoi'ting said frame from said liront ancl rear axles, of a vehicle body intermedi- `allely pivoted to said main frame, and auxillary springs ineiposed between said frame and body on both sides of the vehicle and, at points bolli in front and at the ieai 'of said pivot.

j ln an automobile, or similar vehicle, the

combination with a running gear including front Wheels, real'v Wheels, from; axle, rear axle, main. frame and mam springs, the lat'- ter supporting said frame from Said front and rear axles,v of a lvehicle .body interme--- In testimony whereof aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER S., LARSON.

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CLARA EMAREST, WAY A. SMiTI-I. 

